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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
When Count Dracula seems to be overstressed from running his hotel, his daughter, Mavis, and son-in-law, Johnny, surprise him with a family cruise vacation. Along with their friends, the family sets out for an ocean getaway, and the ship’s beautiful captain, Ericka, soon catches Dracula’s eye. Mavis becomes suspicious of the captain’s motives when the two begin dating over the course of the cruise, but the truth about Ericka is even more shocking than Mavis realizes — she’s the daughter of legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing, and she’s luring Dracula and his family into a deadly trap. Director: Genndy Tartakovsky. Stars: Adam Sandler, Amy Sandberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Molly Shannon. 2018. 97 min. Animation.
Skyscraper
War veteran Will Sawyer (Johnson) is a security consultant and assessor for skyscrapers, and when his latest inspection takes him to Hong Kong to evaluate The Pearl, the world’s tallest skyscraper, he brings his wife, Sarah (Campbell), and son, Henry (Cottrell), along. Although the building isn’t yet open to the public, the family is given a luxurious suite to stay in, but when terrorists override the building’s fire suppression systems and start a fire, Will finds himself separated from his family, who are trapped by the inferno.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Noah Cottrell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor. 2018. 102 min. Action.